Community Resources

The community organizations listed below work in the areas of child welfare, foster care, mental health, and other areas related to the health and welfare of families in Minnesota.

Community Resource Centers
Amherst H. Wilder
- 451 Lexington Parkway North, Saint Paul, MN 55104
- Phone: 651-280-2000
- Website: Amherst H Wilder Foundation
Clay County Social Services
- 715 North 11th Street, Suite 502, Moorhead, MN 56560-2095
- Email: social.services@claycountymn.gov
- Phone: 218-299-5200
- Website: Clay County Social Services
Family Service Rochester
- 930 40th Street NW Rochester, MN 55901
- Email: office@familyservicerochester.org
- Phone: 507-287-2010
- Website: Family Service Rochester
Hennepin County Human Services and Public Health
- 300 South 6th Street Minneapolis, MN 55487
- Email: HS.BP.Unit@Hennepin.us
- Phone: 612-348-4111
- Website: Hennepin County Human Services and Public Health Department
Interfaith Action
- 3080 Centerville Road Little Canada, MN 55117
- Email: info@interfaithaction.org
- Phone: 651-364-7294
- Website: Interfaith Action of Greater Saint Paul
Minnesota Chippewa Tribe- White Earth Band
- 26246 Crane Rd White Earth, MN 56591
- Website: White Earth Nation
Neighborhood House
- 179 Robie Street East St. Paul, MN 55107
- Phone: 651-789-3602
- Website: Neighborhood House
North St. Louis County Family Service Collaborative
- 523 Highland Drive Hibbing, MN 55746
- Website: Family Services Collaborative
NorthPoint Health and Wellness Center
- 2220 Plymouth Ave. North Minneapolis, MN 55411
- Phone: 651-767-9500
- Website: NorthPoint Health and Wellness Center
Southwestern Minnesota Opportunity Council
- 713 10th Street Worthington, MN 56187
- Email: info@smoc.us
- Phone: 507-376-4195
- Website: Southwestern Minnesota Opportunity Council
Education on Child Welfare
These organizations provide training related to child welfare in Minnesota:
- Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare (CASCW)
- Foster Adopt Minnesota (FAM)
- Minnesota Child Welfare Training Academy (MNCWTA)
- PACER Center
- Quality Parenting Initiative Minnesota (QPI): QPI is built on the belief that excellent parenting with strong, positive relationships is the best intervention we can offer children to enable them to heal as they grow up to become adults.
Mental Health
Mental health can be challenging in times of need. Please use the resources below if you need assistance with mental health:
- 988 Lifeline: Text or dial 988 for free confidential support from the Suicide and Crisis Line
- The Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare (CASCW) podcast series on Chemical and Mental Health
- Mental Health America's BIPOC Mental Health Toolkit
- Minnesota Department of Health information on Mental Health and Well-being
- The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
- The National Council for Mental Wellbeing Mental Health Awareness Checklist
- Ramsey County Mental Health Urgent Care
- Restoration for All Mental Health & Suicide Prevention Programs: Restoration for All (REFA) is a registered 501(c)3 nonprofit, community-based, and African-led social multi-service organization based in St. Paul.
- Partners Preventing Suicide Program: teaches people to identify youth at risk and connect them to care. Visit the Minnesota Department of Health website and learn more about training, or connect with them at health.suicideprev.mdh@state.mn.us.
Other Minnesota Ombudsperson Offices
Contact one of these ombudsperson offices if you need assistance with the issues below:
- Office of the Foster Youth Ombudsperson: handles complaints from anyone, prioritizing concerns from young people about their rights, care, safety, and placement in Minnesota foster care, including youth in Extended Foster Care and those who have recently aged out of care.
- Office of Ombudsperson for American Indian Families: monitors compliance with all laws governing child protection and placement, public education, and housing issues related to child protection that impact American Indian and Alaska Native children and their families.
- Office of Ombudsperson for Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities: promotes the highest attainable standards of treatment, competence, efficiency, and justice for persons receiving services for mental illness, developmental disabilities, chemical dependency, or emotional disturbance.
- Office of the Ombuds for Corrections: has the authority to take and investigate complaints from or about any Department of Corrections’ staff or facility charged with the care and custody of inmates and any regional or local correctional facility licensed by the DOC in Minnesota.
- Office of the Ombuds for Family Care Providers: Assists family child care providers with licensing, compliance, and other family child care issues. The ombuds is an independent resource and advocate for reliable information and expert guidance regarding family child care.